nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 

-shəl,

-shü-əl

: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual

nonconsensual sex

nonconsensually adverb

… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …

—Carol Queen

Examples of nonconsensual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In my imagination, the energy of the people and the land whose nonconsensual labor fuels AI are asserting agency as an antagonistic force against the very people and companies that enable their exploitation. —Essence, 24 Sep. 2025

The desire to avoid nonconsensual touch can, in other words, make one sick. —Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025

For instance, these images could be used to deceive people or spin up nonconsensual deepfakes of individuals. —Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

The widespread and quasi-nonconsensual viewing of such content is something that’s relatively new. —James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonconsensual

• consensual

Legal Definition

nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al

ˌnän-kən-ˈsen-chə-wəl

: not involving consent : not consented to